diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/StringExtensions.cs b/Wabbajack.Common/StringExtensions.cs
index 489beec2..2982bb57 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ public static class StringExtensions
     {
         return src.Contains(contains, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
     }
+
+    public static string CleanIniString(this string src)
+    {
+        return src.TrimStart('\"').TrimEnd('\"');
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Bethesda/BethesdaDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Bethesda/BethesdaDownloader.cs
index 82099a55..41425d8c 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Bethesda/BethesdaDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Bethesda/BethesdaDownloader.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class BethesdaDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.Bethesda>, IUr
 
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
         {
             return Parse(uri);
         }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/GoogleDriveDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/GoogleDriveDownloader.cs
index 30e6568e..d5af3232 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/GoogleDriveDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/GoogleDriveDownloader.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using HtmlAgilityPack;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.DownloadStates;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class GoogleDriveDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.GoogleDrive
     
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
             return Parse(uri);
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive.csproj b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive.csproj
index 9b0f1109..d5c268a7 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive/Wabbajack.Downloaders.GoogleDrive.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Common\Wabbajack.Common.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.DTOs\Wabbajack.DTOs.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces.csproj" />
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Http/HttpDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Http/HttpDownloader.cs
index ecda4368..28fc5ab2 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Http/HttpDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Http/HttpDownloader.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class HttpDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.Http>, IUrlDownloa
 
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
         {
             var state = new DTOs.DownloadStates.Http
             {
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Manual/ManualDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Manual/ManualDownloader.cs
index 13ce4551..a7bbede5 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Manual/ManualDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Manual/ManualDownloader.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class ManualDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.Manual>, IProxya
 
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        if (iniData.ContainsKey("manualURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["manualURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        if (iniData.ContainsKey("manualURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["manualURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
         {
             iniData.TryGetValue("prompt", out var prompt);
             
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/MediaFireDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/MediaFireDownloader.cs
index a3354fad..19ee72f9 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/MediaFireDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/MediaFireDownloader.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using HtmlAgilityPack;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.DownloadStates;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class MediaFireDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.MediaFire>, I
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
         if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") &&
-            Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)
+            Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)
             && uri.Host == "www.mediafire.com")
         {
             var state = new DTOs.DownloadStates.MediaFire
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire.csproj b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire.csproj
index 99c2e5f8..203d0076 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire/Wabbajack.Downloaders.MediaFire.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Common\Wabbajack.Common.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/MegaDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/MegaDownloader.cs
index a5ab8eaf..7782b8d1 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/MegaDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/MegaDownloader.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CG.Web.MegaApiClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.DownloadStates;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class MegaDownloader : ADownloader<Mega>, IUrlDownloader, IProxyable
 
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        return iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") ? GetDownloaderState(iniData["directURL"]) : null;
+        return iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") ? GetDownloaderState(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString()) : null;
     }
 
     public override Priority Priority => Priority.Normal;
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega.csproj b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega.csproj
index 9235eecb..3170c674 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega/Wabbajack.Downloaders.Mega.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Common\Wabbajack.Common.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Paths.IO\Wabbajack.Paths.IO.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/ModDBDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/ModDBDownloader.cs
index ce681014..971d5dd5 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/ModDBDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/ModDBDownloader.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using HtmlAgilityPack;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.DownloadStates;
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ public class ModDBDownloader : ADownloader<DTOs.DownloadStates.ModDB>, IUrlDownl
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
         if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") &&
-            iniData["directURL"].StartsWith("https://www.moddb.com/downloads/start") &&
-            Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+            iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString().StartsWith("https://www.moddb.com/downloads/start") &&
+            Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString().CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
         {
             var state = new DTOs.DownloadStates.ModDB
             {
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB.csproj b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB.csproj
index f2edf311..f0ce6236 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB/Wabbajack.Downloaders.ModDB.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Common\Wabbajack.Common.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Downloaders.Interfaces.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.Interfaces.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Wabbajack.Networking.Http\Wabbajack.Networking.Http.csproj" />
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.WabbajackCDN/WabbajackCDNDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.WabbajackCDN/WabbajackCDNDownloader.cs
index 66fa10fd..fd05e471 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Downloaders.WabbajackCDN/WabbajackCDNDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Downloaders.WabbajackCDN/WabbajackCDNDownloader.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class WabbajackCDNDownloader : ADownloader<WabbajackCDN>, IUrlDownloader,
 
     public override IDownloadState? Resolve(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> iniData)
     {
-        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"], UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
+        if (iniData.ContainsKey("directURL") && Uri.TryCreate(iniData["directURL"].CleanIniString(), UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
             return Parse(uri);
         return null;
     }